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Definition of dandle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dandle

verb

NAmE//ˈdændl//

dandle somebody (old-fashioned)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dandle

he / she / it dandles

past simple dandled

-ing form dandling

to play with a baby or young child by moving them up and down on your knee

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